The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-15
THE REPOSITORY
On County Commissioner Oharlas'prF.
Laiblin Year Ago.

On County Commissioner 0harlas'nsF.
Laiblin a Year Ago.
The Repository and Commissioner
iEaiblin seem to have lovingly embrac-
ed, and are now engaged ona new Infr-
mary that nobody was bOthering about,
for nothing can be done until it is en-
dorsed by a vote of the people of the
county at a general election.
Il True, the Commissioners could, if
they so determined, expend not to ex-
ceed $4,000 a year in that direction,
without a vote of the people, but at
that rate it would take fifteen years to
expend the $15OOOO that Laiblin & Co,
but no one else, talks about.
Laiblin, Fawcett & Co., not content
with defeating Mr.. Schmachtenberger
by their sneaking lies, must prepare and
pass their "whereases" and resolution
that we gave in Mondays DEMOCRAT,
falsely charging Schmach with the in
tention to erect new Infirmary to cost
$150,OOO. The Repository is doing also
its level best in this lying business.
Commissioner Laiblin introduced the
'whereases and resolution" and he and
Wearstler voted aye; and thereupOn
the Rep joins Laiblin in the splurge,
and the whole gang, including Fawcett
& Co., think they have done it. And
the DEMOCRAT, in its great goodness of
heart, will help them along.
Hence the DEMOCRAT reproduces
from the Repository of December 18th,
1886, one year ago yesterday, the follow
ing in regard to their own sweet Com
missioner, Charles F. Laiblin. The
article speaks for itself and needs no
comment:
QUESTION OF FACT AND NOT OF
REVENGE.
Saturdays Canton DEMOCRAT said in
a report of an interview with Commits
sioner Laiblin:
To get revenge the Repository pub
fishes what it claimed to be a correct
report of Mr.. Laiblin's statements in
regard to the commissioners Office, in
which, among other things the reporter
had Mr. Laiblin say that the county
commissioners were allowing the tax
payers to be robbed, and that ''the half
of the cOrruptness had not been shown
up and that he Naiblin) meant to stand
by that statement so made by him."
To ascertain what Mr.. Laiblin had to
say about those published interviews,
DEMOCRAT reporter called upon him
with the Repository interviews. After
reading them, Mr.. Laiblin said:
In regard to the robbery or cOrrup-
ton by our present board of commits
sioners, you may say publicly through
your paper that ! never made any such
charge for know since l am mem
Der of the board no robbery or corrup-
ton has been praticed at any time.
And yoI can further say that great
many things, published in those inter
views with me, are mere tictiOns, and
which never stated to any reporter"
A CARD.
Referring to the above we each of us,
seyerally and collectively of the Reposi-
tory Printing Co. OF Repository staff.
pronounce Mr.. Laiblin's statement as
reported in the above untrue. Each
charge against the commits
sioners' office printed in the Repository
during the past campaign was either
made directly to each of us or after
wards emphatically reiterated in our
presence by Mr.. Laiblin. We are will
ing to make affidavit to the truth of
this card. HERBERT S. SAXToN,
President and Business Manager.
HORACE H. MILLER,
Associate Editor.
THOMAS MERTON,
City Editor.